And then saw them live at the Azkena Festival in Vitoria, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. They was alright. Didn't get any CDs yet cos I wasn't sure what to start with.

I saw Cotton Mather in London years and years ago, at the old Camden Falcon. They were great. Also a group called Shazam, from Tennessee, were on the bill. Named after the album by The Move. Well worth checking out. Apart from that the gig was notable for one of the Gallagher brothers (I don't know which one is which) stepping on my foot and being really polite and apologising.

Speaking of the Lemonheads, they played at the same festival as the Jayhawks. I hung out with Dando a bit. Watched Blue Cheer together and discussed the merits of various versions of Summertime Blues. He was a good laugh.